Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Killdozer - Uncompromising War On Art Under The Dictatorhip Of The Proletariat

Year: 1994

Label: Touch And Go

This little red gem comes from mid to late period Killdozer, a time when their fascination with communist rhetoric and imagery mirrored my own fascination with all things Marx (fuck off, I was in college, so not only was I a card carrying member of the RCP, but also experimenting with vegetarianism and lesbianism). Not only does the band pay lip service to tenants of socialist ideology via gruff, burly, thud-rock, but they also manage the most heart wrenching song of recent memory in the ode, "Knuckles The Dog (Who Helps People)". That's a double threat y'all.

This is the cd version which contains the Burl ep, originally released in 1986. It is less Leninist, and more backwoods stomp (Tad Doyle was taking copious notes no doubt), but nonetheless, I assume it champions the overthrow of the bourgeoisie. Just a hunch.

6 comments:

great record, heard it 2006, in the top moment of my "this uniform thing is not so scary" phase...i never got the money - or the patience - to keep wearing ties all the time, but the record still does it to me - i laugh a lot each time i hear this. oh, and a request: you upped the second mule record sometime ago. would you please up the first? i cant find it any where...

That's weird about Das Kapitol, I pulled this version off my Ipod, and lo and behold, that song is missing. Let me go back and dig out the cd and I'll re-up it this weekend. I'll put up a note at the top of the page when it's done.

Now we are talking. Killdozer is a good litmus test to determine if someone is worth their salt - do they like Killdozer? If the answer is affirmatory, then they have passed. Killdozer has the best fan base of any Touch and Go band.